Milk-pail support



(No Model.)

J. W. BLISS. MILK PAIL SUPPORT.

No. 416,987. Patented Dec. 1'0, 1889.

BNEL

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH IV. BLISS, OF PARISH, NET YORK.

MILK-FAIL SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,987, dated December 10, 1889. Application filed May 9, 1889x Serial No. 310,101. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t rim/y concern:

Beit known that l, JOSEPH W. BLISS, of Parish, in the county of Oswego, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Milk-Fail Supports, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improved support for milk-pails, and has for its object the production of a simple and eifective device which can be readily secured to or detached from the milk-pail, and to this end it consists, essentially, in the construction and arrangement of its parts, all as hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claim.

In describing my invention reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a top plan view of an ordinary milk-pail provided with my improved support. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the devices illustrated in Fig. l, clearly showing the arrangement of the supports upon the pail. Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of the milkpail supporter, further illustrating' its relative arrangement and construction. Fig. t is a top plan view of the base or support of the milk-pail supporter, which is detachably secured upon the pail; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the lever or arm secured to the base of the support illustrated in Fig. 4.

A represents any desirable or suitable construction of milk-pail, the one illustrated being the ordinary tin pail, which is provided with a stiffening-rim a at the top edge thereof.

The milk-pail supports B are secured upon the top of the pail on one side of the loops a to which the bail A is secured.

The base B of the milk-pail support is provided with an open slot b, extending from the bottom thereof upwardly fora short distance. At the upper part of this slot h is an enlargement 2)', which, when the slot b of the base B is engaged with the pail and the base is forced downward, is adapted to receive the rim a of the pail A. On the inner side of the base is a clamping device or thumb-screw h2, which is screwed outward from the inside of the pail and tightly abuts against the inner periphery of the pail, forcing the rim a into the enlargement h and rmly securing the support B upon the milk-pail. The base B is provided with a tongue or tongues b3, to which is pivoted at h4 the tongue or tongues bi of the pivoted hook or lever B2 of the supporter. This hook B2 is preferably of a curved shape to closely it the limb of the milker and hook around the saine. The hook B2 is preferably pivoted at the upper outer part of the base B', and the said base is preferably cut awayat said point and formed with the straight shoulder c, against which a shoulder c', formed upon the hook B2, bears when the said. hook is in its normal position, and thus prevent-s the hook being forced backward when the pail is supported by the milk-pail supporter.

These supports`B can be readily detached from or secured to the pail in a very short time by merely operating the clamping de-A vice hz. This clamping device, while illustrated and described as a screw, could be constructed of a cam operated to bear upon the pail and perform the same function as the screw. This construction would be somewhat quicker than the screw, but is not as cheaply manufactured, and accordingly I prefer to use the screw.

Then the arms or levers B2 of the supports B are not in use, they readily swing downward and occupy but little space, and when it is not desired to use the milk-pail for milking the supports can be readily detached, allowing the pail to be thoroughly cleansed and also to be used for other purposes, and when again desired for use the supports can be readily secured thereto.

By reference to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be observed that the milk-pail supporters are both preferably on the same side of the loops d', to which is secured the bail A. This construction throws the pail a little forward, and thus forces the same to a position more directly underneath the cow, which is a feature of great advantage. These supporters obviate the pinching of the pail by the knees, which is the usual manner of supporting the same, and as the lever B2 is preferably curved the strain is distributed evenly around the IOO limb of the milker, and the force necessary to support the pail is reduced to a minimum. The lever or arm B2, although preferably pivoted to the base B' of the milk-pail supporter, could, if desired, be formed integral therewith, but would render the support more ungainly in appearance and more liable to catch upon articles, and consequently this is not my preferable construction of the parts.

The operation of my improved milk-pail supporter will be readily understood from the foregoing, and it will be evident that considerable change maybe made in the relative construction and arrangement of the parts Without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not limit myself to its precise form and construction.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a milk-pail support, the combination,

with a pail and a projecting rim provided upon said pail, of a support or base B, an

open slot Z1 in said base of a width equal or greater to that of the rim, a clamping device for forcing one face of the pail against the adjacent face of said open slot, a shoulder c, provided upon said support or base B, a lever hinged ,to said support or base, and a shoulder c', provided upon said lever and abutting` against the shoulder c of the sup port B, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting Witnesses, at Parish, in the county of Oswego, in the State of NewYork, this 3d day of May, 1889.

JOSEPH W. BLISS.

Witnesses:

J. S. LUDINeToN, J. W. OWEN. 

